Mila secures $21 million from Québec government to support ethical AI research, projects
The provincial government also invested $14.3 million into ten incubators, accelerators.
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Ariglad raises $1.3 million to help HR teams communicate better, fulfill ticket systems
Ariglad’s AI directs employee questions swiftly to the right parties.
A|I: The AI Times – Samsung workers made a major error by using ChatGPT
Plus: Anthropic’s $5B, 4-year plan to take on OpenAI.
BetaKit’s most-read March stories show #CDNtech sector struggles continue as government innovation promises continue to lag
SVB’s collapse kicked off a month that included new layoffs, bankruptcies, and AI disruptions.
Meet the Canadian startups participating in Y Combinator’s Winter 2023 Demo Day
A total of 282 companies participated globally.
Saskatoon-based Fidu places third at American Bar Association pitch competition
It was among five Canadian startups to be named as finalists for the pitch competition.
A|I: The AI Times – Sam Altman isn’t worried—but Yoshua Bengio is
Plus: Italian privacy regulator bans ChatGPT.
Canadian privacy commissioner launches investigation into ChatGPT
The case is in response to a complaint alleging non-consensual collection, use of personal information.
RealSage secures $2.1 million CAD to help multi-family rental managers make better decisions with AI
Ex-real estate asset manager aims to help others parse data during “critical time.”
Birdseye raises $500,000 to help Shopify businesses automate marketing strategies using AI
Birdseye’s platform generates marketing plans with step-by-step instructions.
A|I: The AI Times – Bill Gates is blogging about AI now
Plus: Alberta gives $30 million to AI research.
Yoshua Bengio, major tech leaders call for six-month pause on advanced AI development in open letter
Elon Musk, Steve Wozniak, and DeepMind scientists also signed the letter.
Coveo taps former Lightspeed, D2L exec Brandon Nussey to replace retiring CFO Jean Lavigueur
Incoming Coveo CFO previously led Lightspeed’s TSX, NYSE IPOs.
Metaspectral selected to join South Australian government accelerator program
Its technology conducts AI-powered hyperspectral data analysis in real-time.
Canadian government ups semiconductor focus, invests $36 million in Ranovus
Ranovus investment part of a $100-million project to advance Canadian semiconductor manufacturing, production.